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January 07, 2016

Leaf-mimicking device harnesses light to purify water
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 07, 2016
For years, scientists have been pursuing ways to imitate a leaf's photosynthetic power to make hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight. In a new twist, a team has come up with another kind of device that mimics two of a leaf's processes - photosynthesis and transpiration - to harness solar energy to purify water. Their development, reported in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, could help address issues of water scarcity. More than 1 billion people around the world live in areas ... read more

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Twenty new freshwater fish species uncovered in Australia It is the single greatest addition to the country's freshwater fish inventory since records began and boosts the total number of known species in Australia by almost ten per cent. The research ... more		Human activities trigger hypoxia in freshwaters around the globe A new study shows that the increase in human activities and nutrient release have led to the current rise in the number of hypoxic lakes worldwide. This finding has just been released in the j ... more		Heavy rain pounds California Heavy rain caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon drenched California Wednesday, but it will be nowhere near enough to reverse a historic drought. ... more
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Current climate models misrepresent El Nino

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